Crime-Justice

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police have issued lookout notices against 69 Bangladeshi infiltrators who procured Indian passports by furnishing fake documents after illegally entering the country through porous borders at different points in time.

GUWAHATI: The process of transferring seven associates of radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who were arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) at Dibrugarh Central Jail, to Punjab, is approaching completion, officials said on Wednesday.

IMPHAL: Fresh ethnic clashes have erupted in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday, adding that one person has died and several others were injured.

PATNA: A day after grilling former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and her son Tej Pratap Yadav, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

KARACHI: In yet another case of violence against women in Pakistan, a woman was set on fire by her husband in Karachi as she objected to him having relations with other women.

BHOPAL: Days after a mob attack in Mauganj district claimed the lives of two people, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), the state government has transferred both the District Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP).

NOIDA: A man facing multiple criminal cases was injured during an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, said police on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Police have launched an investigation into the drug network of ‘Sukku Kappi’ Suresh, the prime accused in the Kotturpuram double murder case, along with his associates.

LUDHIANA: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that a mass movement would be launched by the Punjab government against the drug menace from April 1.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its continued efforts to combat corruption, on Wednesday arrested Parmjit Singh, a Panchayat Secretary from village Jhall Bimbri in Kapurthala district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. However, the co-accused in the case, Hardyal Singh, Block Development and Panchayats Officer (BDPO) of Kapurthala, managed to evade arrest by fleeing the scene.

JAMMU: A woman pilgrim was arrested after a pistol was recovered from her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, said officials on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Police have arrested four people in connection with the brutal murder of two history sheeters in Tamil Nadu's Kotturpuram.

SRINAGAR: The counter-intelligence wing of J&K Police said on Tuesday that it has arrested a man for misusing social media to spread radical propaganda and hatred.

GUWAHATI: At least two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested and pushed back by security personnel along the international border in Assam's Sribhumi district for infiltration, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: The "confidential statement" by Partha Chatterjee's son-in-law Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, who has agreed to be an approver in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal, will be recorded at a lower court in Kolkata on Tuesday.

AHMEDABAD: In a crackdown on illegal gold smuggling, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) jointly conducted a raid in Ahmedabad’s Paldi area, seizing approximately 90 to 100 kg of gold from a broker’s residence.

LUDHIANA: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday led a groundbreaking ‘Lok Milni’ programme in Ludhiana (West).

MUMBAI: Maharashtra BJP chief and revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule appealed to the Nagpur citizens to cooperate with the administration to maintain social harmony and peace.

PATIALA: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the drug smuggling case against Bikram Singh Majithia has expanded its investigation to scrutinize financial transactions abroad, SIT member and senior IPS officer Varun Sharma said at a press conference at Police Lines here today.

PHAGWARA: In a significant move to strengthen the judiciary, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has approved the promotion of 26 Civil Judges (Senior Division) and Chief Judicial Magistrates to the position of Additional District and Sessions Judges.

NEW DELHI: In a road rage incident on the day of Holi, a motorcyclist was murdered in cold blood on a busy road by another biker who smashed a bottle on his head and slit his neck with the glass after their vehicles grazed each other in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri area.

AMRITSAR:  Two unidentified miscreants threw a crude bomb on Thakur Dwara temple in Khandwala in Amritsar. The blast badly damaged to out wall of the temple. The incident has created panic in the area.

NEW DELHI: A joint operation by CIA Moga and CIA Malout resulted in three suspects connected to the murder of Mangat Rai Manga, the district president of Shiv Sena, Moga being apprehended. The suspects, identified as Arun alias Deepu, Arun alias Singha, and Rajveer alias Laddo, were cornered by the police at their hideouts.

GURDASPUR: Under the 'War on Drugs' (Yudh Nasheyan Viruddh) being run by the Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Gurdaspur Police and BSF have achieved great success during a joint operation. Police and BSF personnel have recovered a large consignment of drugs and arms sent from across the border through drone and recovered 2 kg heroin, 2 pistols, 4 magazines and 66 live rounds.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing crackdown on corruption, on Thursday arrested Pawan Kumar, a deed writer at Sub-Tehsil Goraya in Jalandhar district, for accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police in a swift action rescued a seven year child from the custody of kidnappers and in cross firing one of the kidnapper was killed. Two other persons involved in the kidnapping were arrested.

JAIPUR: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a packet of heroin worth approximately Rs 5 crore near the India-Pakistan border in the Gajsinghpur police station area of Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district.

DHAKA: The 8-year-old rape victim passed away on Thursday at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, after fighting for her life for a week, according to local media reports.

AHMEDABAD: Narcotics, including hybrid ganja, MD drugs, and charas valued at Rs 3.45 crore, were seized from Ahmedabad, police said on Thursday.

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has started the process of auctioning confiscated property of suspended Trinamool Congress leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, the prime accused in the Sandeshkhali sexual harassment and land grabbing cases.

CHENNAI: Cops investigating the death of a doctor, his wife and two sons have revealed that he had incurred losses to the tune of Rs 5 crore in his diagnostic scan business.

BENGALURU: The Codava National Council (CNC) approached the National Women's Commission (NCW) on Thursday demanding action against the Congress MLA Ravikumar Ganiga for controversial statements on popular actress Rashmika Mandanna.

NEW DELHI: A woman from the UK, who came to Delhi to meet a man she befriended on Instagram, was raped by him at a hotel in Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

CHENNAI: A tragic incident unfolded in Anna Nagar West, Chennai, where a doctor, his wife, and their two sons were found dead in their home on Thursday morning.

CHANDIGARH: A 39-year-old scientist with the esteemed Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) has died after he was allegedly assaulted by his neighbour during a dispute over parking in Sector 67 in Punjab’s Mohali, near here.